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About Us

State Office for Croats abroad is a central state administration body competent for the relations between the Republic of Croatia and the Croatians outside the Republic of Croatia.

Our main activities arising from Act on the Relations between the Republic of Croatia and the Croatians outside the Republic of Croatia:

•coordination and monitoring of the activities between the competent ministries, other state administration bodies and other competent authorities for cooperation between the Republic of Croatia and the Croatians outside the Republic of Croatia,

• care for the protection of rights and interests of the Croatians outside the Republic of Croatia,

• care for the preservation and strengthening of the identity of the Croatians outside the Republic of Croatia,

• establishment, maintenance and promotion of the relations with the Croatians outside the Republic of Croatia,

• strengthening of cooperation with the Croatians outside the Republic of Croatia and

elaboration of the communication strategy for the Croatians outside the Republic of Croatia,

• in cooperation with other competent ministries, carrying out activities relating to the

creation of conditions for the return of emigrants/diaspora tothe Republic of Croatia and their inclusion in the economic and sociallife in the Republic of Croatia,

• proposing a policy of encouraging of and assistance in the return and immigration,

• conducting measures and programmes for integration of Croatian returnees and immigrants,

• providing assistance in business investments,

• economic support for the return and sustainable survival of the Croatians as a constituent people in Bosnia and Herzegovina and of the Croatian minorities in the Republic of Serbia, Montenegro and the Republic of Kosovo,

• economic support for other Croatian communities if necessary,

• implementation of the Strategy and proposing projects and implementation plans, and monitoring their implementation,

• keeping stipulated records on the Croatians outside the Republic of Croatia,

• planning and ensuring financial means to the Croatians outside the Republic of Croatia for programmes and projects, and